Massaging suit



April 0, 1962 M. E. PARKER 3,028,857

MASSAGING SUIT Filed Jan. 50, 1961 INVENTOR. MILDRED E EAR/(ER ATTaQA/EY United. States Patent 9 3,028,857 MASSAGING SUIT Mildred E.Parker, 2995 State St., San Bernardino, Calif. Filed Jan. 30, 1961, Ser.No. 85,693 2 Claims. (Cl. 12824.1)

This invention relates generally to clothing and more particularly to anew and improved set of clothing for exercising having self-massagingmeans incorporated therein.

I have closely observed the human body and particularly the effect ofexercise and massage upon the same. I have observed that the body iskept in the best physical condition by a combination of suflicientexercise under conditions suited to cause perspiration and combinedgentle massaging over the entire body.

Because of time limitations and the inability of the average person toobtain complete massaging in conjunction with exercising, it has beenditficult to achieve this goal.

I have devised a suit of exercise clothing incorporating means formassaging the entire body simultaneously with the exercise activities.This invention incorporates the proper gentle massaging of the entirebody while exercise is taking place and promotes perspiration andcleansing of the skin.

Thus, it is an important object of this invention to provide an exercisesuit which will automatically massage the body.

It is a further object of this invention to provide exercise clothingwhich will promote perspiration and massaging of the body.

The foregoing and other objects and advantages of this invention will beclear to those skilled in the art upon reading the followingspecification in conjunction with the attached drawings, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a front view of a person wearing a basic body suit of apreferred embodiment of my invention;

FIGURE 2 is a rear view of the same embodiment and in which the facialmask is also in place;

FIGURE 3 is a side view of the facial mask portion of a preferredembodiment of this invention;

FIGURE 4 is a side view of a hand wearing the glove portion of thepreferred embodiment of this invention;

FIGURE 5 is a side view of a foot wearing the foot portion of thepreferred embodiment of this invention; and

FIGURE 6 is a sectionalized drawing of a portion of the material usedfor all of the portions shown in FIG- URES 1 through 5.

It will be seen that the basic suit 10 is a slip over suit having aknitted collar 11, knitted arm cuffs 12 and 13, and knitted ankle cuffs14 and 15. A zipper or other closure 16 is provided in the back so thatthe suit may be opened sufiiciently to step into it and pull it on andthen have it fit tight.

The area 17 and 18 over the breasts and the area 19 through the crotchare indicated in outline form only. These areas are indicated becausethey will be left smooth and without the massaging elements which willbe described below. A generally oblong area 17 and 13 will be providedas indicated so that it will cover varying lengths of the breasts sothat it will fit different persons comfortably.

The entire suit, except for the knitted or elastic cufi portions 11, 12,13, 14 and will be formed of a knit or stretchable rubberized material59 having vulcanized on the inside surface a series of close-spacedrubber or other soft massaging tips 51. These will be close-spacedhaving approximately to inch distance between each other and beingapproximately to /2 inch in height having a roughly coned shape but withrounded tops.

While it is believed that a fairly firm rubber should be used for thesemassaging tips 51, it will be clear that any suitable material which canbe properly fastened or built integrally with the stretchable material50 will be suitable.

The face mask 20 is held in position with straps 21 and 22. The neckportion of the face mask 20 has a zippered or other closure 26 in therear.

The face mask 20 is provided with eye holes 23 only one of which isshown since this is a side view, but it is obvious that a similar eyehole 23 will be provided on the opposite side for the other eye. A pairof nostril holes 24, once again only one being shown because this is aside elevational view, but it being clear that an identical nostril holewill be provided on the opposite side and a mouth opening 25 willlikewise be provided.

The entire interior surface of the face mask will be covered with themassaging tips 51 and it will also be made of a stretchable material 50.

Two gloves will be provided, each having a knitted or elastic cuffportion 31 to hold the same in position tightly. Only one glove has beenshown in the illustration but it will be understood that a glove for theright and a glove for the left hand will be provided to cover bothhands. In each case the gloves will be made of the stretchable material50 and will be covered on the interior portion with the massaging tips51. The gloves will be reversible so that when desired a glove or a pairof gloves may be reversed for the purpose of particularly massagingother portions of the body, the scalp and the like.

Two foot coverings will also be provided. In the illustration only onefoot covering 40 is shown but it will be understood that an identicalfoot covering will be provided for each foot. The foot coverings 40 willhave a net or elastic portion 41 to hold the same firmly in position andwill be formed of the stretchable material 50 being covered on theinterior surface with the massaging .tips 51.

During an exercise period the body flexes constantly and the flexing ofthe body will cause a natural massaging by the massaging tips 51 overthe entire body .portion except for the breast and crotch areas whichhave been particularly provided with the portions not having themassaging tips, namely in those portions marked 17, 18 and 19 inFIGURE 1. Except for those portions the entire inner surface of theclothing items shown will be covered with the massaging tips so thatconstant massaging will take place.

The suit and other elements being formed of a flexible and stretchablematerial may be provided in a limited number of sizes such as small,medium and large to a cover virtually all human body sizes and withoutthe necessity of having individual tailored suits to fit. The suit, ofcourse, should be fairly tight on the body so that sufficient action isprovided by the masssaging elements and also that perspiration ispromoted in order to cleanse the skin during the working by themassaging tips.

While the embodiment of my invention particularly shown and described isfully capable of performing the objects and achieving the advantagesdesired, it will be clear to those skilled in the art that manymodifications can be made without departing from the inventive conceptdisclosed herein. For example, the entire unit including the face mask,the hand and foot covering and the body covering could be made in onepiece, or alternately, the body portion could be divided into an upperand lower portion. Other modifications will, of

course, be clear to those skilled in the art, which modi fications wouldnot depart from the concept disclosed.

Patented A r. 10,1962

It is not my intention to be limited by the exact embodiment shown anddescribed herein.

I claim:

1. An exercise suit comprising a one piece glove-like fitting suit tocover the torso, arms and legs formed of stretchable material having amultiplicity of massage tips fastened to the inside surface thereof; anopening in said suit to allow it to be put on and removed with means toclose said opening; and bands about the neck, wrist and ankle portionsthereof.

2. An exercise suit comprising a one piece glove-like fitting coveringfor the torso, arms and legs, said one piece torso being provided withmeans to open and close the same, a neck band, two wrist bands, and twoankle bands; a head and face mask in one piece being molded to fit theface and having openings for eyes, nostril and mouth; a pair of glovesfor the hands having wrist bands attached thereto; and a pair of footcoverings having ankle hands attached thereto; each of the articlesbeing composed of a stretchable material having exercise tips firmlyattached to the inside surface thereof.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS438,931 Martinot Oct. 21, 1890 1,605,959 Lefevre Nov. 9, 1926 1,608,239Rossett Nov. 23, 1926 1,611,542 Mair Dec. 21, 1926 1,939,386 Canon Dec.12, 1933

